What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Jamaica?

6.23 million current USD, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?

45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Jamaica: Military expenditure

Ghana

268.74 million current USD

in 2024

Jamaica

262.51 million current USD

in 2024

Ghana rank

121st

Jamaica rank

122nd

Military expenditure over time

Ghana
Jamaica

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 268.74 million current USD against 262.51 million current USD in Jamaica, a difference of 6.23 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 167 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	105.34 million current USD	29.01 million current USD	76.33 million current USD	Ghana
1980s	64.36 million current USD	32.46 million current USD	31.90 million current USD	Ghana
1990s	44.52 million current USD	42.12 million current USD	2.40 million current USD	Ghana
2000s	72.78 million current USD	71.72 million current USD	1.06 million current USD	Ghana
2010s	219.49 million current USD	151.73 million current USD	67.76 million current USD	Ghana
2020s	264.32 million current USD	233.57 million current USD	30.76 million current USD	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Jamaica?: Ghana, at 268.74 million current USD against 262.51 million current USD in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Jamaica?: 6.23 million current USD, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 121st and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)